Many changes to student loans will happen on specific dates over the course of the next three years. Here’s a breakdown.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- With federal student loan payments now paused through August 31, that means more money can stay in many people's pockets. But what should people do with that money and should they ...

The Department of Education has shut down but for most former and current college and university students, it's business as usual.

The 2025 U.S. government shutdown halts Education Department functions, affecting civil rights probes but not student aid disbursement.

A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...

Despite the shutdown, student loans and Pell Grants will continue to be disbursed ... the department will stop issuing new grants and pause advisory and regulatory activities. That said, most federal ...

TRACK. NEARLY 8 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ENROLLED IN THE SAVE REPAYMENT PLAN. INTEREST ON THOSE LOANS HAS STARTED AGAIN, ENDING A YEAR LONG PAUSE. MONTHLY PAYMENTS, THOUGH, ARE STILL ON HOLD FOR NOW.

The U.S. Department of Education is working with a skeleton staff during the government shutdown, but the agency does have a contingency plan in place and most core operations will continue, officials ...